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Earth from Space: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Friday, 18 October 2024 07:00
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia.
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Paris, France (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
An international research team, including scientists from the CNRS, the European Southern Observatory, and Charles University, has traced the origins of 70% of known meteorite falls to three asteroid families in the main asteroid belt. These families - Karin, Koronis, and Massalia - were formed by collisions occurring 5.8, 7.5, and around 40 million years ago. The new findings, which have identi
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University Park PA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
A new search technique has allowed astronomers to target exoplanets that align with Earth and each other in search of radio signals that could indicate interplanetary communication. Penn State researchers, in collaboration with the SETI Institute, recently conducted a 28-hour search of the TRAPPIST-1 system using the Allen Telescope Array (ATA), marking the most extensive investigation of its ki
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
NASA has formed a new strategy review team to assess potential changes in the Mars Sample Return Program's architecture, a significant initiative aimed at returning carefully selected Martian samples to Earth. This effort represents a crucial part of NASA's broader mission to deepen understanding of the solar system and address the question of whether life ever existed on Mars. Earlier thi
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
NASA is advancing its strategy to adopt commercially operated satellite communications for near-Earth missions, aiming to enhance service coverage, availability, and accelerate data delivery. Beginning Friday, Nov. 8, the agency's legacy Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system, which is part of the Near Space Network, will cease onboarding new missions. The system will continue to
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